The BBC Director-General is to be questioned by an independent inquiry about
what he knew of an abandoned Newsnight investigation into allegations
of child abuse against Jimmy Savile. A BBC source said that George Entwistle
would have to explain why instead he went ahead with two tribute programmes
to the presenter.

The Newsnight investigation was cancelled for “editorial reasons” last
December, shortly after Helen Boaden, Director of BBC News, had informed Mr
Entwistle, then Director of Vision, that Savile was being investigated by
the programme.

Police said that the number of “likely victims” had risen to 60, with
allegations spanning